false <![CDATA[Nothing's Sacred]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172112388m/139709.jpg 139709 4 You've seen him on <I>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</i> offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on HBO, Comedy Central, and in venues across the globe. Now, for the first time, Lewis Black translates his volcanic eruptions into book form in <I>Nothing's Sacred,</i> a collection of rants against stupidity and authority, which oftentimes go hand in hand.<P><P>With subversive wit and intellectual honesty, Lewis examines the events of his life that shaped his antiauthoritarian point of view and developed his comedic perspective. Growing up in 1950s suburbia when father knew best and there was a sitcom to prove it, he began to regard authority with a jaundiced eye at an early age. And as that sentiment grew stronger with each passing year, so did his ability to hone in on the absurd.<P><P>True to form, he puts common sense above ideology and distills hilarious, biting commentary on all things politically and culturally relevant. "No one is safe from Lewis Black's comic missiles." (<I>New York Times</i>)<P><P><b>You have been warned....</b><P><P> 1363217 2005 Nothing's Sacred total:537|5:89|4:188|3:198|2:57|1:5| 537 1910 686 98 3 1 false false Sat Feb 23 09:53:30 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 13:28:02 -0800 2008
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Black is an extremely political animal, with a left-leaning libertarian slant. Some of the material in this...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 07:26:28 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 18:31:07 -0700 2008 I wouldn't say that this is the best book I have ever read (That would be "Killing Yourself To Live...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 04 08:55:46 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 08:56:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Apr 23 19:24:10 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 19:24:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 23 16:42:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 16:42:27 -0700 2009 Basically, he tries to highlight instances in his ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 00:39:28 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 00:59:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 15:08:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 15:08:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 03 15:17:55 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 14:26:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 15 22:29:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 08:30:21 -0800 2009 Me of Little Faith, and although the memoir bits of growing up in the 60s were honest and interesting, they lacked the humor and voice I expect from Lewis Black. The non-memoir or "flash-forward" pieces were mostly written versions of his come...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 17:18:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 17:22:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 20:42:01 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 20:43:38 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 02:28:23 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 18:50:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 15:44:52 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:46:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 08:25:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 08:26:16 -0700 2009
Who woulda thunk that he was a U of NC grad,... and A Yale Grad? ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 09 14:11:53 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 12:33:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:09:26 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 07:12:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:00:31 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:02:20 -0800 2008 1
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